Dewan Rakyat Passes Bill To Decriminalise Attempted Suicide

Dr Kelvin Yii, MP, Bandar Kuching | Victor Tan, Deputy Chairman, Befrienders

23-May-23 18:00

Dewan Rakyat Passes Bill To Decriminalise Attempted Suicide

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Good news! The Dewan Rakyat has passed the billl to decriminalise attempted suicide, a historic move for the country. This has been a long time coming for us, so we unpack the journey that's been taken to reach this decision with Dr Kelvin Yii, who's been a strong advocate of this in parliament. Then, we talked about how we, as a community, can build a more supportive system.

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Produced by: Sharaad Kuttan, Kelly Anissa

Presented by: Lee Chwi Lynn, Sharmilla Ganesan, Sharaad Kuttan

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Categories: wellness, government

Tags: attempted suicide, suicide, mental health,

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